Mo Lingxiao was handling court affairs. When he heard the sound, he thought it was Zhang Li who had news, so he said, "Come in."
Su Liuyan gently opened the door and walked in.
Seeing it was Su Liuyan, a trace of imperceptible disappointment flashed in Mo Lingxiao's eyes.
Su Liuyan's heart skipped a beat. She tried her best to ignore the flash of emotion in his eyes. She brought the calming tea to the side of the desk and said softly: "Your Highness, it's late at night. Drink the calming tea and rest early. "
Mo Lingxiao continued to lower his head to deal with court affairs, and said calmly: "Leave it there, I still have some things to deal with, you go to bed first."
Su Liuyan stood still and did not move away.
She came to see the prince tonight and specially wore his favorite aqua gauze dress. Unexpectedly, he didn't even take a second look at her.
In a daze, her eyelashes trembled slightly and she asked something she shouldn't have asked: "Your Highness, are you no longer interested in me?"
Otherwise, why would she stay in the study every night and not want to go back to her room?
In the past, the prince was not so cold and distant, but in recent days, he had become much colder towards her.
Obviously there are no other concubines in the East Palace, she is the only one, but the prince is like an ethereal wind, brushing your cheek when he raises his head and lowering his head, lingering, but you reach out to grab it, but you can't catch anything.
Mo Lingxiao raised his head and took a closer look at her. Seeing that she had been carefully dressed today, a little surprise flashed in his eyes, but for some reason, when he saw her wearing an aqua gauze skirt, another person came to mind.
"Princess, you are overthinking. I am just considering that you are weak and worried that you will not be able to sleep well and may get sick easily in the middle of the night. I'd better wait until you feel better."
So that's it.
But Su Liuyan wanted to tell him that she was not weak, she was just sick, and it wasn't like she couldn't bear the things between men and women.
But she was thin-skinned and couldn't speak.
Thinking of what the third prince said today, Su Liuyan felt uncomfortable. She looked at the prince and said hesitantly: "Your Highness, if you feel that I am weak, why not..."
"Not as good as what?"
Su Liuyan bit her lip and said with difficulty: "How about taking another concubine so that the prince can have heirs..."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Mo Lingxiao's brows turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't talk nonsense, I have no intention of taking a concubine for now. Princess, please don't think wildly. It's late at night, go back to sleep."
When she heard that the prince would not take concubines, she breathed a sigh of relief. She raised her head and looked at his stern face, feeling a warm feeling in her heart.
Her eyes were sour and she responded softly: "Your Highness, I understand. I will never say such nonsense again."
...
late at night.
The palace was heavily guarded, and the guards were patrolling in turns. Occasionally, a crow flew by. The crow was completely black and screamed hoarsely, making it look particularly eerie in the silent night.
A dark shadow flashed across the roof of the Shenxing Department.
Zhang Li came to the door of the Shenxing Department, intending to sneak in disguised as someone from the Shenxing Department, and then take advantage of the opportunity to strike.
Just when he was about to go in, there was sudden movement outside. He didn't know what happened. Someone was shouting: "Assassin, there is an assassin..."
The people in the Shenxing Department immediately raised their vigilance: "Quick, step up your guard and don't allow anyone to enter the Shenxing Department."
Zhang Li was confused, stopped suddenly, clenched the dagger in his hand and hid it in his sleeve.
He turned to leave.
At this time, someone shouted from behind him: "That person, who are you?"
Hearing this, Zhang Li was suddenly startled, and then quickened his pace.
"You...stop!"
"Come on, the assassin is here."
For a moment, all the people behind him were chasing after him.
I don't know how Zhang Li could be so unlucky. This alarmed the entire Shenxing Department.
Zhang Li had no choice but to give up the assassination operation and run away. It was a small matter if he couldn't kill the man. If his traces were exposed and the prince was implicated, it would be a big deal.
At this moment, Zhang Li inadvertently raised his head and saw a figure flashing across the rooftop in the distance. He was so fast that even the guards did not notice him, but he fell into Zhang Li's eyes.
He immediately frowned, why was that figure so familiar?
At the same time, the entire palace mobilized to capture the assassin, but the real assassin had already escaped.
Seeing more and more people behind him, Zhang Li didn't have time to think too much and quickly used Qinggong to fly to the roof...
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
Mo Lingxiao waited all night for the news that the assassination failed. When he saw Zhang Li running back in embarrassment, he slapped him in the face and said, "Trash, you can't even handle this little thing."
Now the whole palace is in alarm, and everyone is trying to capture Zhang Li.
Zhang Li barely managed to save his life, and he knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "Your Highness, I suspect that someone tipped off the news. When I entered the Punishment Department, there happened to be assassins outside. It couldn't be such a coincidence."
Mo Lingxiao asked calmly: "Tell me, who do you suspect is tipping the news?"
Zhang Li raised his head, with a cold look in his eyes: "I suspect it's Huo Dao."
